Girls dominate boys with record undergraduate enrolment in Lucknow University

LUCKNOW: Enrolment of girls in undergraduate (UG) courses of the Lucknow University is highest this year. However, in postgraduation (PG), their number has slumped to a three-year low. There are 12 UG courses in LU with 3850 seats, in which record 1,754 girls (45.55%) have taken admission in 2019-20 session. Officials say this is the highest enrolment of girls ever. In fact, their numbers have been increasing steadily. In 2017-18, the number of girl students in UG was 1,472 (41.71%) and 1,606 (37.55%) in 2018-19.

Micro picture shows that barring BSc (Maths), percentage of girl students has increased in all courses in comparison to boys. In BSc biology, girls are 66% of the total students, followed by BA (Honours) 52.73%, BCom 46.37%, BBA 43.40%, BA 40.95% and LLB 26.74%. At PG level — which includes several subjects in MA, MSc and MCom, among others — girls have been dominating for more than a decade. However, they are now losing grip. There are total 60 courses with 4,500 seats at PG level, in which 1,870 girls

(41.51%) have taken admission in the new session. In comparison, the number of girls in 2017-18 was 2,255 (50.11%) and 2,102 (46.71%) in 2018-19. Vice chancellor S P Singh said, “Girls from across the state are now taking admission in LU because we have improved academics by introducing semester system and a transparent evaluation system.”